Perfuming device



(No Model.) I

F. G. FISHER. I PERPUMING DEVICE. 7

N 554,115. PatentedFeb. 4,189 6.

A INVENTOH MJQXM UNITED STATES 1 PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK G. FISHER, or BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

PERFUMING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 554,115, dated February4, 1896.

' Application filed May 8,1895. Serial No. 548,472. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. FISHER,

of Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, haveinvented a new and Improved Perfuming Device, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to perfuming devices, and especially to thatclass of perfuming devices adapted for perfuming or scenting the air ofrooms, and the object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter of a simple and inexpensive nature, adapted for continuous andregulated operation, whereby the perfume will be utilized in the mosteconomical manner possible.

The invention comprises a pivotally-mounted receptacle adapted toreceive the perfume, and provided with an outlet, and a clock mechanismadapted to actuate said receptacle, so as to discharge the contentsthereof in a continuous and regulated manner.

The invention also contemplates certain novel features of constructionand combinations of parts, whereby certain advantages are attained overother similar devices heretofore in use, all as will be hereinafterfully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the casing of aclock, showing myimproved perfuming device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe clock-casing provided with my improvements, a portion of the sidewall of the clock-casing being broken out to show the inclosedmechanism. Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively transverse and longitudinalsections taken through the reservoir wherein the perfumery is held. Fig.5 is a perspective view showing the upper end of the actuating-rod andthe pawl carried thereby for rotating the receptacle shown in Figs. 3and 4-. These three views are drawn to an. enlarged scale; and Fig. 6 isa fragmentary detail view showing a modified arrangement of the gear fordriving the perfumery-holder.

In the drawings, 1 represents'the casing of a clock, which may be of anyform and material, and 2 represents the clock mechanism located therein,on the arbor of which is mounted a star-wheel 3, the teeth of which areadapted to successively engage, as said wheel rotates, a vertical sliderod or bar 4, the lower end of which is guided in a bearing 5, securedto theframe of the clock mechanism 2, and the upper end of which isguided in a perforation 6 that is formed through the top plate of theclock-casing 1, as clearly seen in Fig. 1.

' The upper end of the slide bar or rod 4 is provided with an angular orL-shaped part 7, to the extremity of which is pivoted at 8 a springpawl9, formed ofaupiece of sheet metal havingi t s sideportions 1O bent tostand on opposite sides of the angular upper end 7 of the slide-rod, thenose of said pawl 9 being adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet orother gear wheel 11, secured at one end of the hollow drum-like perfumeholder or receptacle 12,which is rotatably mounted in brackets 13secured to and projecting above the upper face of the clock-casing 1, asclearly indicated in Fig. 2, one of said brackets 13 being provided witha perforation through which projects one of the pivots or journals ofthe said receptacle 12, and the other bracket 13 being slotted at itsupper end to receive the other pivot or journal of said receptacle, andbeing provided with a spring 14., adapted to engage said journal andhold the drum in position.

The drum 12, as shown in Fig. 4, is provided with a screw-cap 15,whichis formed integrally with one of its journals, preferably that oppositethe gear or ratchet wheel 11, and said screw-cap 15 is adapted to beremoved when it is desired to supply the receptacle or holder withperfumery.

In order to feed the perfume from the receptacle or holder 12, I employa feed-tube 16, the inner end of which is arranged inside the receptacleor holder 12, being bent or curved to conform to the curvature of theinner side thereof, as clearly seen inFig. 3, the outer end 17 of saidtube being carried through a perforation suitably form ed in the wall ofthe holder or receptacle, and being provided with a notch 18 in itsfront face, adapted to receive the rear edge of a piece ofblotting-paper 19 or other fibrous or porous material, the opposite edgeof which is held in place by a springclip 20 secured to the outer faceof the drum or receptacle 12. As clearly seen in Fig. 3, the notch 18 isformed in that side of the projecting end 17 of the tube 10 which is infront as the holder or receptacle rotates in the direction of the arrow21, and the projecting end 17 will, by preference, be arranged in such away as to be inclined rearwardly to the direction of rotation of saidholder.

In operation, as the star-wheel 3 rotates, being actuated from the clockmechanism 2, the teeth thereof engage the lower end of the slide rod orbar 4, whereby the same is lifted so as to cause the nose of the pawl 9,at the upper end of said rod or bar, to engage the teeth of the ratchetor gear wheel 11 and impart rotary movement to said wheel and to theperfume holder or receptacle 12, said slide rod or bar 4 being ofsufficient weight to fall after the tooth of the star-wheel 3 has passedbeneath it, the pawl 9 riding freely on the teeth of the ratchet-wheel11 into its original position, in which it stands until the starwheel 3has moved sufficiently to cause the next tooth to engage under and raisesaid slide rod or bar.

At each rotation of the holder or receptacle 12, a portion of theperfume contained therein (which perfume will be, of course, in liquidform) will be taken up by the tube 16 and delivered slowly and graduallyto the sheet 19 of blotting-paper at the outer side of the receptacle,so that the perfume will be absorbed thereby and exposed over a greatersurface so as to be diifused throughout the air of the room.

The curvature of the tube 16 is such that when the inner end thereof isdipped below the level of the liquid inside the holder 12, the outer end17 will be above the level of said liquid, so that said tube 10 fillswith perfume, but said perfume is prevented from running out of saidholder through said tube 16. As the holder continues to rotate, theinner end of said tube 16 rises above the level of the liquid in theholder so that no more perfume can pass into said tube, and the outerend 17 of said tube 16 is lowered so that the liquid in the tube escapestherefrom through the notch 18 and is absorbed by the blotting-paper 19.

The speed at which the holder or receptacle 12 rotates will be, ofcourse, dependent to some extent on circumstances, but I have found itsufficient if said holder be timed so as to make one revolution perhour. If desired, the device may be so constructed that the speed withwhich the holder or receptacle rotates may be adjusted or varied atwill.

As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the perfuming device is arranged ona clock, the front plate of the casin g 1 of which is provided with anornamental upper portion or cornice 1 arranged to hide the holder 12 andits actuating device from view, and when the invention is embodied in aclock or timepiece,

ments for the sake of economy and convenience in a timepiece, and thismay be of any approved form.

The arrangement of the holder or receptacle 12 as herein set forth withone bearing slotted renders it possible to readily and fconvenientlyremove said holder from its bearings when it is desired to fill the samewith perfume, and said slotted bearing being provided with a spring itwill be evident that when the holder or receptacle has been filled andreplaced it will be securely held against accidental dislodgment fromsaid bearings.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the preciseconstruction and arrangement of the means employed for rotatin g theholder or receptacle as herein shown, since it is evident some changemay be made therein without material departure from the principles ofthe invention; nor do I wish to be understood as limiting myself to theprecise means employed for mounting said holder, since the same may bearranged in other ways. For example, the holder or re ceptacle 12 may bedriven by the gearing shown in Fig. 6, if desired. In this construction,the ratchet or gear wheel 11 is replaced by a similar wheel, 11,journaled in abracket 13, the upper part of which is provided with ajournal in which is removably arranged a pin on the end of the holder orreceptacle 12 which is provided with a gear-wheel 12 arranged to engagethe gear 11 when the holder is in place. By this construction the pawl 9is always held in position to engage gearwheel 11.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A perfumin g device or the like, comprising apivotally-mounted receptacle for the perfume, means for moving saidreceptacle, and a discharge-pipe having one end inside the receptacleand the other end outside thereof, said discharge-pipe being bent andhaving its outer end arranged to stand above the liquid-level when theinner end is below the same and below the liquidlevel when the inner endis above the same, whereby as said receptacle is moved, a portion of theliquid therein is discharged through said pipe, substantially as setforth.

2. A perfuming device or the like, comprising a pivotally-mountedreceptacle for the perfume, means for moving the same, a discharge-pipehaving one end inside the receptacle and the other end outside thereof,the ends of said discharge-pipe being adapted as the receptacle ismoved, to be alternately lowered beneath and lifted above theliquid-level in the receptacle, whereby a portion of the liquid thereinis discharged from the receptacle, and an evaporating device composed ofabsorbent material arranged to receive the liquid discharged from saidreceptacle, substantially as set forth.

3. A perfu ming device or the like, comprising a rotatively-mountedreceptacle for the perfume, means for rotating the same, adischarge-pipe having one end inside the receptacle and its other endoutside thereof, the ends of said discharge-pipe being adapted as thereceptacle rotates to be alternately lowered and lifted beneath andabove the liquidlevel in said receptacle, whereby a portion of theliquid is discharged from the receptacle at each rotation thereof, aclip on said receptacle and an evaporating device composed of absorbentmaterial held by said clip and arranged to receive the liquid dischargedfrom said receptacle, substantially as set forth.

4:. A perfuming device or the like, comprising a rotatively-mountedreceptacle for the perfume, means for rotating the same, adischarge-tube having one end arranged inside the receptacle anditsotherend outside thereof and notched, the ends of said tube being adapted asthe receptacle rotates to be alternately lowered and lifted beneath andabove the liquid-level in the receptacle, whereby a portion of theliquid is discharged from the receptacle at each rotation thereof, aclip on the outer side of the receptacle, and a piece of absorbentmaterial held at one side by said clip and having its other end held inthe notch in the outer end of the discharge-tube in position to receivethe perfume therefrom, substantially as set forth.

5. A perfumin g device or the like, comprising a receptacle for theperfume having one end open and provided with a plug having a projectingjournal, and having at its other end a journal aligned with the journalon the plug, bearings for said journals, means for rotating saidreceptacle, and a discharge-pipe having one end outside and the otherinside the receptacle, the ends of said tube being adapted as thereceptacle rotates to be alternately lowered and lifted beneath andabove the liquid-level in the receptacle, substantially as set forth.

FREDERICK G. FISHER.

Witnesses:

JOHN G. PETERSON, E. WALTON.

